THE VILLAGES, FL – Authorities made an arrest in the case of a fatal golf cart accident that occurred in the Villages early Sunday morning, reports the Villages-News.
The incident happened on San Marino Drive at the intersection of Santa Clara Circle in the Village of Rio Ponderosa. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a man was driving a golf cart northbound at about 1 a.m. when he swerved to avoid hitting a parked vehicle.
A passenger fell from the cart and was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital. She was a 60-year-old woman from Norridge, Illinois.